1 Kings 9:26-28

New Living Translation

²⁶King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, a port near Elath^[a] in the land of Edom, along the shore of the Red Sea.^[b] ²⁷Hiram sent experienced crews of sailors to sail the ships with Solomon’s men. ²⁸They sailed to Ophir and brought back to Solomon some sixteen tons^[c] of gold.

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Footnotes

9:26a As in Greek version (see also 2 Kgs 14:22; 16:6); Hebrew reads Eloth, a variant spelling of Elath.
9:26b Hebrew sea of reeds.
9:28 Hebrew 420 talents [14 metric tons].

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